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Pre- and postgame Final Four shows will be simulcast across three channels

Turner Sports and CBS "will produce three different telecasts" for each of the two NCAA men's basketball national semifinal games, each with its own set of announcers, according to John Ourand in this week's SPORTSBUSINESS JOURNAL. The "traditional national telecast will run on TBS, while TNT and truTV will carry the same games at the same time with announcers and camera angles customized to each specific team." TNT and truTV also "will produce different halftime shows that will be focused on the different teams in the Final Four," while pre- and postgame shows will be "simulcast across all three channels." Turner officials "have not decided what types of talent they will pursue and maintain that all options for using unique personalit ...